viv´id|ness

viv´id|ness
viv|id «VIHV ihd», adjective.
1. strikingly bright; brilliant; strong and clear: »

vivid coloring. Dandelions are a vivid yellow.

2. lively; full of life: »

a vivid personality, a vivid picture. Her description of the party was so vivid that I almost felt I had been there.

animated.
3. strong and distinct: »

a vivid impression, a vivid sensation. I had a vivid memory of the fire.

SYNONYM(S): keen.
4. very active or intense: »

vivid interest, vivid indignation, a vivid imagination.

[< Latin vīvidus < vīvus alive]
viv´id|ly, adverb.
viv´id|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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